Maneuvering For Manziel

Summary of 36 articles · Updated May 17, 2014

So the key question was when to take Manziel. He said Manziel was at the top of the quarterback list "then there was everyone else." 3. "I think any offensive lineman worth his salt would want to block for a quarterback like Manziel . . . • Loggains also … (more)said the Browns had Manziel rated the No. 1 quarterback on their board and had discussed going up earlier in the draft but had been unable to pull off a trade. Ray Farmer that Haslam “at no point demanded, requested, tried to influence the process in any way,” quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains said Thursday that, after Manziel sent Loggains a “come and get me” text, Haslam issued the directive. "I mean, I felt I had a good relationship with coach Loggains and he was probably one of the only people to text me while the draft was going on and he kind of let me know there was some opportunities to try and get me in an earlier slot and obviously we were where we were, around 20 or something.

Johnny Manziel Says He Needs To Prove He Can Be a Starter

Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel said that he has already been humbled and he has to prove he needs to be a starting quarterback, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. “I got passed up 21 times, so that says something,” Manziel s…

According to Browns' quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains, owner Jimmy Haslam pulled the trigger on drafting Johnny Manziel after Manziel sent the Browns a text. That's not the story GM Ray Farmer told on draft night? Why?

Browns are smart to make Manziel a backup

It’s easy (and a little fun) to criticize the Browns for their handling of Manzania. But there’s one thing the Browns are doing right. At least for now. It’s smart to install Johnny Manziel as the backup to Brian Hoyer, for several reasons. First, it wi…

Cleveland welcomes Johnny Manziel to town

The Johnny Manziel circus is coming to town. Despite efforts made by the Browns to quell the media's interest, Brown's fans are excited to see just how Manziel will fit into this year's offense. Many, just like Bautista Furniture, are...

Johnny Manziel apparently texted the Browns from the green room

The Cleveland Browns and Johnny Manziel have only been an item for a week, and already the tales of how they connected have taken on the aura of myth and legend. First, we had the draft-night tale of Browns owner Jimmy Haslam taking the advice of a home…

Coach: Manziel text triggered Browns' move

Cleveland quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains said that a text he received from Johnny Manziel on the night of the draft helped get the ball rolling towards the Browns drafting the former Texas A&M star.

Herm Edwards: Disservice for Browns to call Johnny Manziel a backup

Buckle up, folks. The Johnny Manziel dissection isn't slowing down in the slightest. If you expected the Manziel story to die down after his draft drama, when he fell to No. 22 and the Cleveland Browns took him, you were dead wrong. The most talked abou…

How Johnny Manziel could fit into the new Cleveland Browns offense under Kyle Shanahan

RG3, not Tebow, could be driving Browns’ handling of Manziel

It’s become fashionable to chastise the long-irrelevant Browns for the manner in which they’ve handled their sudden burst of relevance. And since I have zero sense of fashion, allow me to look at this a different way. The Browns have blocked the nationa…

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) shares his emotions with the crowd after they defeated the Washington Redskins during their NFL game at FedEx Field, on December 22, 2013. (Michael Ainsworth / Staff Photographer)

Stephen Jones: Johnny Manziel will have a great career, but passing on him was the best decision for the Cowboys

Cleveland Browns first round draft choice Johnny Manziel during a news conference to local media at the team's headquarters on Friday, May 9, 2014, in Berea, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT)

Why Manziel won't establish residency in Ohio

Johnny Manziel may be a Cleveland Brown, but don't expect him to become an Ohioan. Manziel, a Texas resident, was selected 22nd overall in the NFL draft. He is slotted to earn $4,738,000 this year. As a Brown, a portion of Manziel's NFL income will be s…